From bsilva@uni-hamburg.de Tue Oct 03 15:55:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uni-hamburg!bsilva From: bsilva@uni-hamburg.de (Bill Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct03.155553.7964@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Tue, 03 Oct 1995 15:55:53 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Bill Silva Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ssmirnov@panix.com Wed Oct 04 22:58:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!panix!ssmirnov From: ssmirnov@panix.com (Seo-yeon Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct04.225853.1241@panix.com> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 22:58:53 GMT References: <1995Oct03.155553.7964@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct03.155553.7964@uni-hamburg.de>, bsilva@uni-hamburg.de (Bill Silva) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Seo-yeon Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bsuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Oct 05 20:54:53 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!bsuzuki From: bsuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bastien Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct05.205453.3478@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 1995 20:54:53 GMT References: <1995Oct03.155553.7964@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct03.155553.7964@uni-hamburg.de>, bsilva@uni-hamburg.de (Bill Silva) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. That's the genius of the Akasaka singles. The music is smiling and sunny, but her lyrics are still about carrier waves and locked doors. -- Bastien Suzuki "When every node is whole, the channel opens." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / TOS 4.04